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Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 43:117-121 (2007)
© 2007 American Animal Hospital Association

Case Report

Two Cases of Planned Relaparotomy for Severe Peritonitis Secondary to Gastrointestinal Pathology

Anna Kirsten Lawson, DVM and Ravi Seshadri, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC, Diplomate ABVP

From the Tacoma Animal Emergency Clinic (Lawson), Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center, 5608 South Durango, Tacoma, Washington 98409 and Advanced Critical Care and Internal Medicine (Seshadri), 3021 Edinger Avenue, Tustin, California 92780.

Planned relaparotomy is a technique in which two or more surgeries are planned before or during the initial surgery. Two dogs underwent planned relaparotomy for severe peritonitis secondary to gastric ulceration and linear foreign body. Both dogs had good outcomes, and unnecessary procedures that would likely have led to increased morbidity were avoided. This technique may be useful in avoiding unnecessary procedures as well as providing for better stabilization of the animal.






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